Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped at a Panama City marina to sign a bill that prohibits law enforcement from stopping boaters without ...

DeSantis' Florida Boater Freedom Initiative bans FWC vessel safety inspections that uncover BUI, boat safety and fishing ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Boater Freedom Act into law, restricting FWC random boat stops. The act prevents local governments from banning gas-powered boat sales and creates a multi ...

Ella Adler, 15, was wakeboarding near the Nixon Beach Sandbar on May 11, 2024, when she fell into the water and was fatally ...

According to the FWC, there were 659 boating accidents in 2023 alone and 59 of those were deadly. Education and training ...

On the Treasure Coast, there were: The FWC did not vet nor publicly discuss DeSantis' proposal, and board Chair Rodney Barreto said it's the "agency's policy not to comment on proposed legislation." ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the Boater Freedom Initiative into law. He proposed the law without vetting it through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, whose officers ...

Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the Boater Freedom ... This chart shows the annual average of vessel safety inspection stops the FWC conducted throughout Florida from 2022-24, and the resulting ...